Wedding Photos of Virginia photographer

The following “Virginia photographer” images were created by documentary wedding photographers from the WPJA, who regularly submit their best candid moments, artistic portraits, details, and scene setters for review by our WPJA competition judges.

WEDDINGS + ELOPEMENTS + ARTISTIC PORTRAITS & DETAILS + ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

Some of the “Virginia photographer” marriage photography samples below may have come from the getting ready events, the actual wedding ceremony, the reception after-party, an engagement session with the couple, or possibly be artistic portraits or detail shots.

FINE ART WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY: Our Artistic Guild award winners take a more creative approach to wedding day Portraits and use their innovative skills to capture the Details of each couple’s special day. The Artistic Guild’s Scene Setters are some of the most notable and breathtaking from within the artistic WPJA contest categories. Playing with light and shadow, special effects, and post-production editing, these images embrace the artistic component of wedding photography.

PRE-WEDDING ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY: The story of every couple starts long before the wedding day, and the engagement marks one of the most important milestones in their story. Engaged couples often want to celebrate the occasion and announce their upcoming wedding with a photoshoot. Pre-wedding portraits of an engaged couple can be just as moving and compelling as the images taken on the wedding day. Engagement portraits can win a Diamond Award, an exclusive WPJA award whose winner is selected from the best engagement photography in the world.

At Wintergreen Resort in VA, the ceremony was held in the mountains under a blue sky, with a creative reflection at the bottom adding extra interest to the photograph

At Wintergreen Resort in VA, the ceremony was captured in a scenic mountain backdrop under a blue sky and a reflection at the bottom

At Stonewall Vineyards in VA, the wedding party posed for black and white portraits, with the man joyfully jumping and flying over the low laying women

At Stonewall Vineyards in VA, the wedding party posed joyfully with the man jumping and flying over the women

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At Westin Dulles, Virginia, a lovely towering wedding cake before drapes lit with beautiful purple lights

At Westin Dulles, VA, a wedding cake with purple lit drapes

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The bride poses with a large bouquet of fall-toned flowers in the majestic mountains of Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

The bride is artfully captured with her bouquet of flowers in a natural outdoor setting with soft illumination

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The couple enjoys a vibrant embrace in the forest of Shenandoah National Park on their wedding day, illuminated by the sun's glorious rays

The couple passionately embraces in the sun-drenched forest, face to face

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A beautiful wedding scene in the forest of Woodlands Conference Center, Ceremony, Virginia, USA

The towering trees of the forest provide a majestic backdrop for an outdoor wedding ceremony

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The couple are captured in a striking black and white profile shot, embracing atop a mountain and gazing into one another's eyes

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The couple are captured in black and white in the tranquil forest of Airlie, Virginia, USA on their special wedding day

The couple are captured in a tranquil forest in a beautiful black and white profile picture

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From the Inn at Little Washington, Washington VA, a detail image of the engagement ring displayed between the bride's shoes that are of a similar design

A detailed image of an engagement ring artfully photographed between the bride's shoes

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The bride and groom happily opened their gifts together at The Westin Washington Dulles, VA, USA, excited as they opened each gift bag

Beaming with joy, the bride and groom eagerly opened their gifts together, delighting in each surprise

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The bridesmaids gracefully glided up the wet stone steps, each carrying a clear bubble umbrella, on the way to the Airlie VA wedding

Bridesmaids gracefully ascended wet stone steps, umbrellas in hand, each clutching a beautiful bouquet of pink and white roses

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The bride, holding her bouquet in Washington VA, straightened the bowtie of the little ring bearer

The bride, bouquet in hand, fixed the ring bearer's bowtie as he stood dapper in his suit

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The bride glowed radiantly as she gracefully walked down the aisle, bathed in the warm sunlight

Gleaming with joy, the bride's father proudly escorted her down the aisle in a beam of sunlight

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At Chinmaya and Venkat's Hindu wedding ceremony in Chantilly, VA, the bride ceremoniously dropped buds into a Kalasha, an integral part of the wedding ritual

At a Hindu wedding ceremony, the bride symbolically seeks the blessings of a divine mother by dropping buds into an earthen pot, known as a Kalasha

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Portrait of a VA couple on the boat dock overlooking the Potomac River in Alexandria

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A peaceful portrait for the wedding day couple

The wedding day couple enjoyed a peaceful portrait against a solid background of redish orangish colors

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Solo portrait on a couch from The Alexandrian Hotel, Old Town Alexandria, Virginia

Virginia brides are making a stylish statement with their bridal portraits, posing on couches for a classic, Vogue-inspired look

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Engagement Shoot at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Virginia | Vibrant falls colors engagement session

a couple engagement shoot amongst the brilliant fall colors at the Meadowlark Botanical Gardens

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Virginia State Arboretum Engagement Photo from Boyce, VA | View Portrait Now | Virginia Couple, Arboretum, VA - Pre-Wedding Picture created of a bemused bride to be visually responds to a comment from the groom to be during their engagement session

Photo by: Andrew Morrell - Winchester Virginia

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Chesterfield, Virginia wedding photography at Boathouse at Sunday Park captured this Groom and mom sharing mother-son dance while bride and her dad watch on

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A wedding photographer in Chester, Virginia created this image at the Ashton Creek Vineyard showing Tears running down Bride's face during Groom's vows

tears running down bride's face during groom's vows

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Charlottesville editorial style wedding photography at 12 Ridges Vineyard in Virginia capturing the Couple and guests laughing during toasts at the outdoor marriage venue

Guests laughing 12 Ridges Vineyard toasts Charlottesville Virginia Virginia photographer

World-class documentary wedding image from Virginia with the brides enjoying a hilarious moment

Virginia laughing Virginia photographer Johnny Shryock

A mountain Virginia lifestyle picture session on location at the Shenandoah National Park for a Couple at an overlook in the Blue Ridge Mountains during sunset

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Alexandria candid documentary wedding photography at The Alexandrian Hotel created as the Virginia react to a toast before the rest of the room catches on to what is being said

Brittany Diliberto toast reactions Virginia Alexandria Virginia photographer The Alexandrian Hotel

Virginia lifestyle engagement photography of a couple at Maymont Gardens in Richmond during a Spring love session outdoors

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Hampton, VA nontraditional lifestyle engagement portrait of a couple at Outlook Beach, Fort Monroe with flat light from an overcast sky

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An Outlook Beach, Fort Monroe lifestyle couple portrait in Hampton, Virginia along a twisted walking path through the grass

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Virginia candid documentary wedding photography at the Ashton Creek Vineyard in Chester showing the Couple reacting to the knife breaking during cake cutting

Couple reacting to the knife breaking during cake cutting

Virginia photographer Ashton Creek Vineyard Chester VA Virginia cake cutting broken knife

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